Make sure to read the detailed instructions (pay special  attention to the Microsoft Word template you will be using to organize  your assignment) and the scoring guide (rubric) for Assignment 1: Employability Skills and the Future of Work.

To submit your assignment, please go to Assignment 1 in Blackboard by clicking the Assignment 1 link above.

Course: WRK100: Preparing for the Future of Work

Assignment 1: Employability Skills and the Future of Work

Due: Week 2

Points: 75

What to submit/deliverables: Word document that contains a completed Assignment 1 Template.

What is the value of doing this assignment?  In this assignment, you will have an opportunity to practice  communicating the value and impact of three of the 10 Skills. You will  build greater self and social awareness as you consider which skills  reflect your existing strengths and the value of those skills in  different contexts. Examining these skills can help you better see how  to leverage skills you already have in your professional and personal  pursuits. Additionally, clearly communicating why these skills are of  value will increase your chances of success in showcasing your strengths  in future interviews. You will be more likely to land new opportunities  and set the stage for additional opportunities in the future as well as  future-proof yourself against a changing landscape of work that will  include automation, new ways of working, and new career fields.

Your goal for this assignment is to: Describe the importance and impact of key competencies and behaviors that are necessary for success in the future of work.

Steps to complete: In Week 2, complete and submit your assignment using the following steps:

STEP 1: Review the  Skill Definition Table  to help you select the two skills you will be writing about in addition  to the self and social awareness skill. This table will also help you  to accurately describe each of the three skills you will be writing  about.

STEP 2: Using the Assignment 1 Template,  complete the sections for the self and social awareness skill using  your own words. Do not copy and paste from the Skill Definition Table or  from any other source. Make sure you write at least three sentences in  which you address the following from the template:

•Skill description
•Importance to the future of work
•Example of how this skill can make you valuable to a potential employer

STEP 3: Repeat Step 2 for each of the other two  skills you have chosen. You should have written at least three  sentences for each skill, for a total of nine sentences minimum. It is  important to write in your own words and not copy and paste from the  Skill Definition Table or from any other source.

STEP 4: Save the template with your completed responses as a Word file titled Your Name, WRK100_Assignment 1 Future of Work and submit it in Blackboard in Week 2.

To help make sure you are properly citing your sources, please review Strayer Writing Standards.

Assignment 1 Rubric